north of panhandle neighborhood association members also safely handed out hundreds of bags chalk. the current guinness world record for the longest hopscotch course is 3.8 miles. tonight, america pays tribute to a titan of the civil rights movement. congressman john lewis dying at the age of 80. a driving force for justice and racial equality from the streets of selma to the halls of congress. standing courageously with dr. martin luther king jr., organizing the march on washington. his skull fractured on bloody sunday in selma. flags over the white house and capitol hill lowered to half staff for the man famously called the conscience of congress. tributes from both sides of the aisle and all living presidents. his message to the generations that followed -- find a way to get in the way. tonight, john lewis in his own words. tonight's other major headlines -- the coronavirus crackdown. police using helicopters to

break up so-called covid-19 parties. cases in florida surging by the thousands. 85 babies under the age of 1 testing positive in one county in texas. new york city's mayor furious over images of huge crowds partying in the street. covid-19's brutal toll. surviving the virus but still feeling sick. the mysterious post-covid illnesses some are living with months after getting infected. the showdown in portland. growing outrage over unidentified federal officers dressed in camouflage accused of grabbing protesters off the streets, throwing them in unmarked vans. the wroo the state now suing the federal government. news about the husband of a college official shot and killed as the couple walked just blocks from the campus. what authorities are now atrgcycrch dangerous temperatures, the heat "index" soaring into triple digits. our rob marciano standing by. and the frightening close encounter. take a look.

a shark lurking in the water. an offduty officer pulling a young boy out of harm's way. good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with the passing of congressman john lewis, an icon of courage and determination in the american civil rights movement. a thunderous voice for justice and racial equality in congress. lewis died at the age of 80 after battling pancreatic cancer. a civil rights trailblazer at the side of dr. martin luther king jr. the last surviving speaker from the march on washington and the last of the big six leaders of the civil rights movement. lewis suffering a fractured skull when white police attacked black marchers in selma, alabama, in 1965. the day became known as bloody sunday. he returned this past march to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the confrontation that helped define his legacy. one of the final public images

of congressman lewis standing in black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c. the tributes pouring in for an american hero from atlanta and across the country. john lewis fighting the good fight until the very end, and abc's rachel scott leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the world honoring civil rights hero and congressman john lewis, passing away at the age of 80 after battling pancreatic cancer. he always said his philosophy was a simple one. >> when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to say something, to do something. stand up, speak up, speak out. >> reporter: before he walked those marble halls of congress, his blood stained the streets of selma. in 2011, the freedom rider received the presidential medal of freedom. >> generations from now when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of john lewis will come to mind. >> reporter: former president barack obama noting lewis loved his country so much that he risked his life and his blood

so that it might live up to its promise. his resolve tested, but never wavered. returning year after year to the edmund pettus bridge. >> i'm not going to give up. i'm not going to give in. >> reporter: and he brought his colleagues back with him. democrats and republicans marching together. republican congressman kevin mccarthy calling it one of the greatest honors of his life. >> i got arrested 40 times during the '60s, and since i've been in congress, another five times. >> reporter: even though i was under arrest, he said, i smiled, because i was on the right side of history. lewis proudly served georgia's 5th district for over 30 years. >> without john lewis and the civil rights movement, i would not be a poll worker. we would not have the freedom to vote. >> he's changed the face of -- of america. such a great man, such a great loss. >> reporter: in washington, he was known as the "conscience of congress." the democratic force who staged sit-ins in the jim crow south, sitting back down on the floor

of the house demanding gun reform. >> not next year, but now! today! >> reporter: and he wasn't afraid to stand up to a president, skipping president trump's inauguration and first state of the union. today, president trump offered condolences, ordering flags to be lowered. tweeting he was saddened to hear the news of civil rights hero john lewis passing. but republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said, you did not need to agree with john on many policy details to be awed by his life. in troubling times, lewis always found a bright spot. one of john lewis' last public appearances, standing here in washington, d.c., boldly facing the white house. the words "black lives matter" painted at his feet. >> i do believe that as the sun set on john lewis' life last night, the sun rises on a

movement that will never die. thank you, john. rest in peace, my brother. >> all right, rachel scott joins us now from black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c. and rachel, john lewis called this time right now a special moment in our history. >> reporter: that's exactly right, tom. about a mile away from where i'm standing during the march on washington, john lewis called for equality. nearly 60 years later, returning to this area back in front of the white house to see the words "black lives matter" painted on this street. he gave a message of hope to the next generation that we will get there. tom? >> rachel scott leading us off tonight. rachel, thank you for that. and the legacy of john lewis extends six decades from atlanta to capitol hill, one of the original freedom riders taking on the jim crow south. standing against segregation, discrimination and demanding equal justice for all. his voice echoing through the halls of congress, inspiring generations. here's abc "nightline" anchor byron pitts.

>> keep marching, keep sitting in, keep standing in, keep protesting until the sagging walls of segregation come tumbling down. >> reporter: john robert lewis didn't simply witness history, he shaped it. marched for it. bled for it. not once, not twice, but every time he was called upon. as lewis liked to put it, by just getting in the way. >> we must cry, and we all must cry together, that we want our freedom, and we want it now. ♪ >> reporter: the montgomery bus boycott drew the attention of one teenager, and soon civil rights would become john lewis' life work. and it nearly killed him. as would become his habit, where john lewis put his heart, his head followed. that's him bruised, bandaged, shedding blood, and standing up when others could not or would not. that became lewis' calling card. a sharecropper's son, born in troy, alabama, 1940, back when segregation was law, jim crow

the enforcer. by 1963, at the age of 23, alongside martin luther king jr., he was dubbed one of the big six leaders of the civil rights movement. >> my friends, let us not forget that we are involved in a serious social revolution. >> reporter: who helped plan the historic march on washington. and on a high bridge in selma, one of the low moments of the entire civil rights movement. there out front, john lewis. 600 peaceful protestors crossed the edmond pettus bridge. into the harsh heat of history. [ screaming ] it would be known as bloody sunday. violence unleashed by alabama state troopers. lewis, struck in the head, suffered a fractured skull. i've interviewed john lewis countless times the past 30 years. >> this spot is almost sacred.

>> hmm. >> this is where martin luther king jr. stood and gave that unbelievable "i have a dream" speech. >> reporter: in one of our last, he was still impatient with america, still boundlessly optimistic she would one day live up to her promise, a promise he believed in so deeply he was willing to shed blood again and again. has the dream been fulfilled? >> the dream is still in the process of becoming a reality. it's not there yet, but we are on our way, and there will be no turning back. >> that was byron pitts. we thank him for that. later in the newscast, congressman john lewis in his own words. we do move on now to the staggering new numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. more than 14 million cases worldwide. a 40% increase in less than three weeks. the u.s. now reporting nearly 140,000 lives lost. hard-hit florida with more than 10,000 new cases, adding to the strain on hospitals. an alarming headline in texas, more than 80 babies testing positive in one county alone.

the state with more than 10,000 cases for the fifth day in a row. authorities in several states trying to control the spread by cracking down on crowded parties. here's abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, police cracking down on so-called covid-19 parties. officials breaking up massive house parties in central florida's osceola county. the sheriff saying partygoers are either trying to catch the virus or don't care if they do. >> when i hear about these covid parties, it just, you know, makes my head spin. you're not in a vacuum. you are part of the propagation of the outbreak. >> reporter: cases in florida still surging. the state reporting more new cases in the past week than it saw in all of may and june. while experts say the impact on the young appears to be much smaller than it is for adults, more children are becoming infected. first-time mom angelica wendell says her 2-month-old daughter evy first developed a fever, then tested positive.

>> so, i've never had another baby to experience any type of illness with, so when you find out its covid, it's just, like, heartbreaking. >> reporter: in a single texas county, 85 babies under the age of 1 have contracted covid-19, since mid-march. the state is now battling a deadly surge, now recording four straight days of more than 100 deaths. it's one of 28 states seeing daily death tolls rise, as a debate is raging over masks. these demonstrators holding an anti-mask rally at the statehouse in ohio. a movement dr. michael saag, who fought the virus himself, says he cannot believe. >> i don't see people wearing masks, and i see a total disregard for what's going on in the world around them. it's very disheartening. >> reporter: so far 28 states, washington, d.c., and puerto rico have issued mask mandates. the cdc director saying if every american wore masks, the pandemic would be under control in weeks. but president trump refusing to issue a nationwide mandate. >> i want people to have a certain freedom, and i don't

believe in that, no. and as you know, masks cause problems, too. with that being said, i'm a believer in masks. >> reporter: arizona setting a record for deaths today. doctors blasting state leaders, who were slow to lockdown and quick to re-open. >> you could go inside to a bar starting on may 15th. i mean, that's unbelievable. and of course everything went to hell. >> reporter: but the economic toll from shutting down is devastating businesses. in louisiana, one in four restaurants could end up closing for good, with some cities hit even harder. >> we're projecting that we're going to lose in the new orleans area probably 40% of our restaurants. >> reporter: and in new york city, where indoor dining is banned, the mayor furious over scenes like these. jam-packed street parties. few people wearing masks. police trying in vain to break up the crowds. >> all right, trevor ault joins us now from new york city. trevor, on that last point there in your report, the mayor is calling these massive street parties unacceptable and vowing to take action?

>> reporter: that's right, tom. tonight one member of city council saying some of these businesses are out of warnings and need to be shut down. bill de blasio says they're going to be stepping up enforcement at restaurants and bars that continue to serve people. >> trevor, thank you. now to the growing cases of mysterious post covid sicknesses. patients surviving the virus but still feeling sick, living with long-term symptoms, some of them painful and lingering months after they were first infected. here's abc's zohreen shah. >> reporter: tonight, while most focus in the covid crisis goes to what's happening in hospitals, the lingering crisis among people still relentlessly sick post-covid at home. >> this is week 16 for me. >> i'm on day 99. >> i'm almost 120 days at this point. >> reporter: they call themselves the long-haulers. people who came down with covid months ago and are still in poor health despite assumptions that people who recover do so within weeks. >> i do know it's thousands and

thousands of people. >> reporter: people from all across the country. >> still bouts of fatigue. shortness of breath. and days when i'm so fatigued, i can't do anything. >> it actually feels like i'm getting an ice pick stopped into my temple. >> my brain is a mess. i forget stuff. i forget words. >> reporter: a facebook page run by the group survivor corps that has 75,000 members has been analyzed for other reported persisting symptoms, and the list is long. nerve pain, weight loss, weight gain, hair loss, blurred vision, sore throat, and many others. in people who were overall healthy prior to getting covid. >> i was in really good health. i was living, loving, and laughing and having a good time. i was fine. >> it's people, you know, from their 30s through middle age to older. >> reporter: what is the one message that you want everyone to know? >> you have to take precautions and protect yourself.

>> i just want my life back. i just want my life back. >> reporter: and when these folks get their health back, experts don't know. also scientifically unknown, if covid causes these symptoms. like covid itself, so much remains a mystery. tom? >> zohreen shah with an eye-opening report tonight. zohreen, thank you. now to the showdown building in portland, oregon. protesters raging for nearly two months. concerns growing over unidentified federal officers using tear gas on crowds. some protesters taken away in unmarked vans. the state filing a lawsuit against the federal government. here's abc's andrew dymburt. >> reporter: tonight, portland, oregon, in turmoil. clashes intensifying. protests turning contentious for seven straighthe death of gorge floyd. city leaders now in a heated stand-off with federal authorities. the department of homeland security, customs, border patrol and other federal agents sent in, detaining some protesters. the governor outraged. >> it's like pouring gasoline on

a fire. >> reporter: the oregon attorney general filing a lawsuit against the dhs and other agencies, claiming they're seizing citizens without probable cause, in a violation of their civil rights, sometimes without wearing any identifying information. >> we're seeing folks being picked up and put in vans. this is absolutely outrageous. >> reporter: president trump taking a hard line on protesters, telling governors last month they need to dominate the streets. the acting dhs secretary visiting portland this week, calling for local authorities to crack down. >> come out specifically and publicly condemn these violent anarchists, because otherwise you're creating an environment, you're fostering an environment that continues to breed this type of lawlessness. >> reporter: a cbp spokesperson tells abc news that agents have been deployed to support local law enforcement. meanwhile, the department of justice says they'll investigate any recent reports of detainments. tom? >> andrew, thank you for that. news tonight about the

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thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. john lewis is being remembered, as a man with impact. leaving a lasting impression, on both politics and civil rights. >> he worked alongside martin luther king jr., confronting violent injustices with nonviolence and went on to serve 30 years in congress. abc news reporter rachel scott has a look at lewis's legacy. >> born the son of alabama sharecroppers in 1940, john lewis was the last survivor of the big six civil rights activists who, in 1963, planned the historic march on washington. >> let us not forgete are involved in a serious social revolution. >> lewis suffered a fractured bloody skull in 1965 as peaceful protestors crossed the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama.